91制片厂 geography students win regional competition

Tuesday, October 16, 2018
photo of four 91制片厂 students with trophy

Morgan Beatty 鈥20, Stephen Geis 鈥20, Michael Harris 鈥22 and Ben Montgomery 鈥22 with the trophy from their recent competition.

For the second year in a row, 91制片厂 students won the Geography Bowl contest at the annual conference of the New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society (NESTVAL), which is a regional division of the Association of American Geographers (AAG). This year鈥檚 conference was held at Keene State College in Keene, New听Hampshire.

The contest is a geography trivia competition for students, which starts with a round-robin tournament culminating in a head-to-head match between the final two teams. The winning 91制片厂 team members are Morgan Beatty 鈥20, Stephen Geis 鈥20, Michael Harris 鈥22 and Ben Montgomery 鈥22. Jennifer Brewer, associate professor of geography, was the organizer.

91制片厂 students have taken part in this competition for 11 years, placing second twice, and winning last year for the first time.

The highest scoring students from all of the teams are invited to join a NESTVAL team to compete against the other AAG regions at the national conference in the spring. Harris qualified and has been invited to the World Geography Bowl in Washington, D.C.